To Walk Invisible: Interview with the crew

Updated Friday 16th December 2016

Crew members including Faith Penhale (the Executive Producer) discuss their part in To Walk Invisible, how the idea came about and their reading of the Brontës' work.

This video is part of an exclusive behind-the-scenes collection taken from the OU/BBC co-production To Walk Invisible, a drama on the Brontë sisters and how they overcame hardships to write some of the finest works of English literature. The drama was written by BAFTA-winning Sally Wainwright and stars Finn Atkins, Chloe Pirrie and Charlie Murphy as Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, respectively.

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